Post on 16-May-2018
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Photosynthesis (part 1) – The Light Reactions
Life from Light
Originally prepared by Kim B. Foglia Revised and adapted by Nhan A. Pham
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Paul Andersen on Photosynthesis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g78utcLQrJ4&feature=youtu.be
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How Are They Connected?
glucose + oxygen → carbon + water + energy dioxide
C6H12O6 6O2 6CO2 6H2O ATP → + + +
Heterotrophs
+ water + energy → glucose + oxygen carbon dioxide
6CO2 6H2O C6H12O6 6O2 light
energy → + + +
Autotrophs making energy & organic molecules from light energy
making energy & organic molecules from digesting organic molecules
Where’s the ATP?
oxidation = exergonic
reduction = endergonic
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Plant Structure § Obtaining raw materials - sunlight (leaves =
solar collectors) - CO2 (stomata = gas
exchange) - H2O (uptake from
roots) - nutrients (N, P, K, S,
Mg, Fe, etc. through uptake from roots)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFX4JrsPaUs
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Chloroplasts
chloroplasts in plant cell
cross section of leaf
leaves
chloroplast
absorb sunlight and CO2
make energy and sugar
chloroplasts contain
chlorophyll
CO2
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§ Chloroplasts
- double membrane
- fluid-filled stroma
- thylakoid membrane contains chlorophyll molecules, electron transport chain (ETC), and ATP synthase
Plant Structure
outer membrane inner membrane
thylakoid granum
stroma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB5rvjZzgFU&feature=related
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Photosynthesis Overview
§ Light reactions
- light-dependent reactions
- energy-conversion reactions convert solar energy to chemical energy and ATP and NADPH
§ Calvin cycle
- light-independent reactions
- sugar-building reactions use chemical energy (ATP and NADPH) to reduce CO2 and synthesize C6H12O6
It’s not the Dark Reactions!
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§ Electron Transport Chain - similar cellular
respiration - electron
acceptors are NADPH
- proton (H+) gradient across inner membrane
- ATP synthase enzyme
Light Reactions
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Mitochondria transfer chemical energy from food molecules into chemical energy of ATP (via electron carrier NADH)
ETC of Respiration
generates H2O
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ETC of Photosynthesis Chloroplasts transform light energy into chemical energy of ATP (via electron carrier NADPH)
generates O2
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ATP Synthesis
- moves electrons - powers the pumps - builds a proton gradient
across ATP synthase - bonds Pi to ADP - generates the ATP - … that evolution built
sunlight breakdown of C6H12O6 respiration photosynthesis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=H7P4xOUPYVw
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Pigments of Photosynthesis
§ Chlorophylls and other pigments are - embedded in thylakoid
membrane - arranged in a “photosystem”
How does this molecular structure fit its function?
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A Look at Light § The spectrum of color
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Light: Absorption Spectra § Photosynthesis gets energy by absorbing wavelengths of
light
§ Chlorophyll a absorbs red and blue wavelengths and not green
§ accessory pigments absorb light of different wavelengths (chlorophyll b, carotenoids, xanthophylls)
Why are plants green?
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Photosystems of Photosynthesis
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Photosystems of Photosynthesis § 2 photosystems in thylakoid membrane - collections of chlorophyll - act as light-gathering molecules
§ Photosystem II - chlorophyll a - P680 = absorbs 680nm
wavelength red light § Photosystem I - chlorophyll b - P700 = absorbs 700nm
wavelength red light
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ETC of Photosynthesis
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sun
Photosystem II P680
chlorophyll a
Photosystem I P700
chlorophyll b
ETC of Photosynthesis
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ETC of Photosynthesis
e e
sun
Photosystem II P680
chlorophyll a
§ PS II absorbs light
§ excited electron passes from chlorophyll to primary electron acceptor
§ electron needs to be replaced – but from where?
§ H2O splits
§ O combines with another O to form O2 which diffuses out
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H+
H+
e e
Photosystem II P680
chlorophyll a
ETC of Photosynthesis
§ excited electrons pass through proteins along thylakoid membrane
§ pump H+ into thylakoid space
§ build proton gradient
§ make ATP
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Photosystem II P680
chlorophyll a
Photosystem I P700
chlorophyll b
e e
ETC of Photosynthesis
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e e
sun
Photosystem II P680
chlorophyll a
Photosystem I P700
chlorophyll b
ETC of Photosynthesis
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split H2O
ETC of Photosynthesis
O H+ H+
H+
H+
H+ H+
H+
H+
H+ H+
H+
sun sun
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Experimental evidence
http://poliml.sinauer.com/Animations/Ch06%20Pathways%20that%20Harvest%20and%20Store%20Chemical%20Energy/at_0604_oxygen_photosyn.swf
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Noncyclic Photophosphorylation § Light reactions elevate
electrons in 2 steps (PS II and PS I)
§ PS II generates energy as ATP
§ PS I generates reducing power as NADPH
ATP
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Cyclic Photophosphorylation § If PS I can’t pass electron to
NADP…it cycles back to PS II and makes more ATP, but no NADPH
§ coordinates light reactions to Calvin cycle
§ Calvin cycle uses more ATP than NADPH
✗
18 ATP + 12 NADPH
1 C6H12O6 → ATP
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Photophosphorylation
NONcyclic photophosphorylation
cyclic photophosphorylation
ATP
NADP
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Photosynthesis Summary § Where did the energy come from? § Where did the electrons come from? § Where did the H2O come from? § Where did the O2 come from? § Where did the O2 go? § Where did the H+ come from? § Where did the ATP come from? § What will the ATP be used for? § Where did the NADPH come from? § What will the NADPH be used for?
…stay tuned for the Calvin cycle
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Photosynthesis (part 2) – The Calvin Cycle
Life from Air
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The Calvin Cycle Whoops! Wrong Calvin…
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Light Reactions
§ Convert solar energy to chemical energy
- ATP → energy
- NADH → reducing power
§ Purpose?
- make C6H12O6
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From CO2 → C6H12O6 § CO2 has very little chemical energy since it is fully
oxidized
§ C6H12O6 contains a LOT of chemical energy since it is highly reduced
§ Reduction of CO2 → C6H12O6 (a catabolic pathway) proceeds in many small uphill steps
§ Each step is catalyzed by a specific enzyme, using energy stored in ATP and NADPH
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From Light Reactions to Calvin Cycle
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starch, sucrose, cellulose and more
1C CO2
Calvin cycle
5C RuBP
3C
RuBisCo
1. Carbon fixation
2. Reduction
3. Regeneration of RuBP
ribulose bisphosphate
ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase
6 NADP 6 NADPH 6 ADP
6 ATP
3 ADP 3 ATP
used to make glucose
3C
3C
G3P
glyceraldehyde-3-P
C C C C C
C C C C C
C C C C C
6C
C C C C C C
C C C C C C
C C C C C C
C C C
C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
PGA phosphoglycerate
C C C
C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C
C C
C
C C C = =
| H
| H
| H
| H
| H
| H C C C – –
5C
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glucose C-C-C-C-C-C
fructose-1,6bP P-C-C-C-C-C-C-P
DHAP P-C-C-C
G3P C-C-C-P
pyruvate C-C-C
ATP 2
ADP 2
ATP 4
ADP 4
NAD+ 2 2
Remember G3P?
glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
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To G3P and Beyond! § Glyceraldehyde-3-P is an energy-rich 3-carbon sugar
§ G3P is an important intermediate
§ G3P → → glucose → → carbohydrates
→ → lipids → → phospholipids, fats, waxes
→ → amino acids → → proteins
→ → nucleic acids → → DNA, RNA
To G3P and beyond!
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Accounting § The accounting is
complicated - 3 turns of Calvin cycle =
1 G3P - 3 CO2 → 1 G3P (3C) - 6 turns of Calvin cycle =
1 C6H12O6 (6C)
- 6 CO2 → 1 C6H12O6 (6C)
- 18 ATP + 12 NADPH → 1 C6H12O6
- any ATP left over will be used elsewhere by the cell
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RuBisCo
§ Ribulose Biphosphate Carboxylase
§ enzyme that fixes carbon – makes life – out of air
§ the most important and abundant enzyme
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Light Reactions Summary
O2
H2O
Energy Building Reactions
ATP
§ produces ATP § produces NADPH § releases O2 as a waste
product
sunlight
H2O ATP O2 light
energy → + + + NADPH
NADPH
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Calvin Cycle Summary
sugars
CO2
Sugar Building
Reactions
ADP § builds sugars § uses ATP, NADPH § recycles ADP, NADP § back to make more
ATP, NADPH
ATP NADPH NADP
CO2 C6H12O6 → + + + NADP ATP + NADPH ADP
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H2O
Energy Cycle
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
sun
glucose O2 CO2
plants
animals, plants
ATP
CO2 H2O C6H12O6 O2 light
energy → + + +
CO2 H2O C6H12O6 O2 ATP
energy → + + +